Lepontine AlpsRange Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | Highest Point | Monte Leone (3554 m/11,660 ft) | Countries | Italy (120%), Switzerland (80%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | States/Provinces | Lombardy (49%), Ticino (22%), Graubünden (14%), Piedmont (11%), Valais (3%), Uri (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | Area | 12,639 sq km / 4,880 sq mi Area may include lowland areas | Extent | 196 km / 122 mi North-South 151 km / 94 mi East-West | Center Lat/Long | 45° 57' N; 8° 59' E | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map | Search Engines - search the web for "Lepontine Alps": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search
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Map of Lepontine Alps Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.
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| Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Lepontine Alps. | Southern Alps | Level 3 (Parent) |          Pennine Alps | Level 4 (Sibling) |          Lepontine Alps | Level 4 |                  Western Lepontine Alps | Level 5 (Child) |                  Adula Group | Level 5 (Child) |          Rhaetian Alps | Level 4 (Sibling) |          Orobie Alps | Level 4 (Sibling) |          Ortles | Level 4 (Sibling) |          Brenta-Adamello-Garda Group | Level 4 (Sibling) |
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Major Peaks of the Lepontine AlpsTen Highest Peaks | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range5 | 1. | Monte Leone | 3554 | 11,660 | Western Lepontine Alps | 2. | Rheinwaldhorn | 3402 | 11,161 | Adula Group | 3. | Güferhorn | 3378 | 11,083 | Adula Group | 4. | Blinnenhorn | 3374 | 11,070 | Western Lepontine Alps | 5. | Pizzo Tambo | 3279 | 10,758 | | 6. | Helsenhorn | 3273 | 10,738 | Western Lepontine Alps | 7. | Basòdino | 3272 | 10,735 | | 8. | Wasenhorn | 3246 | 10,650 | Western Lepontine Alps | 9. | Ofenhorn | 3236 | 10,617 | Western Lepontine Alps | 10. | Vogelberg | 3217 | 10,554 | Adula Group | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
Photos of Peaks in the Lepontine Alps
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